Two Berks County businesses and a Montgomery County firm are being honored in the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) annual round of Small Business Week…
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The YMCA of Reading & Berks County got local families ready for Easter with a series of activities Saturday. The Reading YMCA hosted an Underwater…
When Confederate forces opened fire April 12, 1861, on Fort Sumter in Charleston, S.C., it signaled the start of the Civil War. “President Abraham Lincoln…
A Pennsylvania Lottery retailer in Reading sold a Powerball ticket worth $1 million in Saturday’s drawing. The ticket matched five of the five white balls…
The Oley Valley School District is losing its top administrator. Dr. Gina Finnerty has announced she is leaving her post as superintendent to take a…
City Council will not have a seat on the Reading Parking Authority’s board of directors. Council last week turned down a proposal that would require…
Berks County Parks & Recreation is offering the following programs in April: Saturday: Spring Stroll Wellness Walk, 9 a.m., Angora Fruit Farm, Lower Alsace Township.…
Bundled up in blankets and comforters, Manny and Janessa Mercado with their four children braved temperatures in the low 40s to attend the Easter Dawn…
The South Schuylkill Garden Club’s annual tea is scheduled for April 16 at First United Church of Christ, Schuylkill Haven. Call or text 570-990-9131 to…
The seventh annual ruOK? 5k & 1.5 Mile Walk was held Saturday at Penn State Berks in Spring Township. The event brings awareness to the Berks…
Daily • Tuesday-Friday: Route 12 at Route 73, Ruscombmanor Township, utility work, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Tuesday-Thursday: Interstate 78 in both directions, Lebanon…
The Berks County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the following fugitives: Brad Wright • Brad Wright, 36, whose last known address is unknown, is wanted on…
Jocelyn Dialectos, Wyomissing, who soon will be graduating from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, will serve her medical residency in pediatrics at Thomas Jeffersion University/Nemours…
Daily thought But Peter got up and ran to the tomb. Bending down and looking in, he saw only the cloth that Jesus’ body had…
A group gathered in City Park on Saturday to hoist a simple flag laden with Christian symbolism. The hoisting of the Christian flag — an…
Easter and early spring are synonymous with rebirth and renewal. On Saturday morning in downtown Reading, an army of volunteers wearing fluorescent safety vests fanned…